ISYS3400 Project D David Elton Associates

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ISYS3400 Project DDavid Elton Associates

• Group 3
• Andrew, Sophie, Nate, Jason, Irene, Nikka.

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The Problem Encountered

• A structural drafting business that works with
  CAD drawings, the middle man between the
  architect and building material suppliers.
• The business is starting to grow and has
  warranted a change in how CAD drawings are
  stored, managed and distributed to various
  stakeholders.
• Current processes are predominately done manually
  due to basic computing knowledge and skills,
  unaware of alternatives.

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How The Project Is Progressing

• After meeting with the client to fully interpret
  the problem that was being encountered, a list of
  requirements and desired functionality was
  created.
• The interface design and usability of the system
  are two of the main requirements of this
  particular solution (as defined by the client),
  initial interface design screens drawn.

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Topic of the Week Deciding a Methodology

• Once a list of requirements were created from the
  clients problems and needs, it was time to
  research possible ways to implement the desired
  solution. But what if the client doesnt know
  exactly what they want?
• Rapid Application Development (RAD) tries to
  overcome some of these problems by closely
  working with the client, constantly revising
  prototypes and using existing software solutions
  (typically open source)